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Bringing the power of education, arts and culture to youth and their families in Holyoke, MA

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May 17, 2024

Annual Fundraising Party a Record-Breaking Success!

The Care Center's Annual Fundraising Party on Wednesday, May 15 was a record-breaking success! With nearly 400 guests in attendance, we met the matching gift from PeoplesBank and then some. We raised $220,000 (and counting) to support our Moving Women Forward campaign, which ensures that our onsite college will remain free for women for years to come. Here's the incredible part: with the gifts … [Read more...] about Annual Fundraising Party a Record-Breaking Success!

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February 21, 2024

The Care Center Announces New Executive Director, Oona Cook

The Care Center proudly announces the appointment of Oona Cook as its new Executive Director, effective March 1, 2024. With a distinguished background in advocacy, education, and nonprofit management, Oona Cook brings a wealth of experience and leadership to The Care Center.   A graduate of Mount Holyoke College and the University of Connecticut School of Law, Oona spent many years working as a … [Read more...] about The Care Center Announces New Executive Director, Oona Cook

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October 16, 2023

Anne Teschner Announces Transition

Dear Friends, Colleagues and Supporters, I am writing to let you know that I will be stepping down next spring from my role as executive director. It has been a fabulous and satisfying 25 years and I am confident that the next leader will bring The Care Center to new heights. It has been such an honor to be part of the lives and evolution of so many talented students. Witnessing women move … [Read more...] about Anne Teschner Announces Transition

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June 14, 2023

Photos from the 2023 Annual Fundraising Party!

The 2023 Annual Fundraising Party - our first live event in three years - was an electric evening celebrating the 2023 graduates of Bard Microcollege Holyoke! Whether you were with us in person or in spirit, we are so grateful for your support. We raised more than $100,000 to support our students. We'd like to wish huge congratulations to the graduates and the brilliant speakers. We'd also like … [Read more...] about Photos from the 2023 Annual Fundraising Party!

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We’ve witnessed how one class, one professor can change the angle from which we see our future. Whether it’s holding an adult brain and learning the inner workings of its sponge-like, functionality or learning about the overabundance of Phage in a teaspoon of dirt, each subject is a building block to our reinvention of ourselves.

Wilma Rivera, Bard Microcollege Holyoke graduate, now completing her bachelor’s degree at Trinity College

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The Care Center is a recipient of the 2011 National Arts & Humanities Youth Program Award, the nation’s highest honor recognizing community-based arts and humanities youth programs in the United States, presented by the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. The Care Center is also a recipient of the Mass Cultural Council’s 2019 Commonwealth Award, honoring exceptional achievement in the arts, humanities, and sciences. We are proud to receive funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.
The Care Center is a 501(c)(3) organization. Tax ID 04-2962882

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